Live most polluted global major city ranking
The hourly major city ranking compares AQI⁺ values for more than 100 global cities. Click to learn more.

2025

World Air Quality Report

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AQI⁺ US legend

0-50Good

51-100Moderate

101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200Unhealthy

201-300Very unhealthy

301+Hazardous

Rank	Major city, country/region	AQI⁺ US	Followers
1	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	174	5.5K followers
2	Santiago, Chile	160	54.9K followers
3	Lahore, Pakistan	147	447.3K followers
4	Jakarta, Indonesia	139	1.5M followers
5	Wuhan, China	127	199.2K followers
6	Delhi, India	127	2.6M followers
7	Hanoi, Vietnam	121	2.9M followers
8	Johannesburg, South Africa	116	34.7K followers
9	Kolkata, India	112	902.2K followers
10	Hangzhou, China	111	244.1K followers
11	Kathmandu, Nepal	106	139.5K followers
12	Mexico City, Mexico	94	192.5K followers
13	Dhaka, Bangladesh	85	153.6K followers
14	Incheon, South Korea	84	60.4K followers
15	Karachi, Pakistan	83	96.4K followers
16	Beijing, China	81	17.3M followers
17	Chengdu, China	79	1.7M followers
18	Chongqing, China	77	157.4K followers
19	Dakar, Senegal	76	15.7K followers
20	Seoul, South Korea	76	16.6M followers
21	Baghdad, Iraq	75	89.9K followers
22	Kampala, Uganda	74	12.3K followers
23	Cairo, Egypt	72	85.3K followers
24	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	71	49.5K followers
25	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	71	190.4K followers
26	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	70	359.8K followers
27	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	69	121.9K followers
28	Singapore, Singapore	69	619.5K followers
29	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	69	457.4K followers
30	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	68	11.2K followers
31	Istanbul, Turkey	68	172.9K followers
32	Chiang Mai, Thailand	67	15.2M followers
33	Los Angeles, USA	66	15.2M followers
34	Taipei, Taiwan	65	775.2K followers
35	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	65	376.5K followers
36	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	64	2.2M followers
37	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	63	73.1K followers
38	Shanghai, China	63	2.7M followers
39	Mumbai, India	62	1.1M followers
40	Guangzhou, China	62	1.3M followers
41	Jerusalem, Israel	61	30.9K followers
42	Nairobi, Kenya	61	24.4K followers
43	Doha, Qatar	60	102.5K followers
44	Shenzhen, China	60	264K followers
45	Lima, Peru	60	20.8K followers
46	Accra, Ghana	59	8.4K followers
47	Bratislava, Slovakia	58	27.2K followers
48	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	58	364.2K followers
49	Kuching, Malaysia	56	24.6K followers
50	Yangon, Myanmar	56	71.1K followers
51	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	56	547.8K followers
52	Kabul, Afghanistan	55	19.4K followers
53	Kuwait City, Kuwait	55	53.5K followers
54	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	55	831.6K followers
55	Manama, Bahrain	54	24.7K followers
56	Algiers, Algeria	53	15.7K followers
57	Athens, Greece	53	57.2K followers
58	Wrocław, Poland	48	140K followers
59	Barcelona, Spain	48	193.2K followers
60	Rome, Italy	46	130.3K followers
61	Prague, Czech Republic	44	89.4K followers
62	Sao Paulo, Brazil	44	56.4K followers
63	Almaty, Kazakhstan	43	259.4K followers
64	Bangkok, Thailand	43	16.2M followers
65	Vienna, Austria	42	150.1K followers
66	Berlin, Germany	42	263.1K followers
67	Busan, South Korea	42	429.7K followers
68	Budapest, Hungary	41	49.6K followers
69	Medan, Indonesia	39	715.8K followers
70	Warsaw, Poland	39	254.2K followers
71	Bucharest, Romania	39	65K followers
72	Ljubljana, Slovenia	38	64.1K followers
73	Helsinki, Finland	36	69.3K followers
74	Munich, Germany	36	217.9K followers
75	Madrid, Spain	36	237.9K followers
76	Toronto, Canada	36	353.2K followers
77	Belgrade, Serbia	36	637.9K followers
78	Skopje, North Macedonia	33	78K followers
79	Denver, USA	33	1.3M followers
80	Oslo, Norway	32	59.2K followers
81	Houston, USA	32	41K followers
82	Lisbon, Portugal	31	62.8K followers
83	Washington D.C., USA	31	53.4K followers
84	Salt Lake City, USA	31	76.4K followers
85	New York, USA	31	1.8M followers
86	Birmingham, United Kingdom	29	115.3K followers
87	Minneapolis, USA	29	27.3K followers
88	Manila, Philippines	28	113K followers
89	Baku, Azerbaijan	28	26.6K followers
90	Pristina, Kosovo	28	35K followers
91	Milan, Italy	28	158.4K followers
92	Zagreb, Croatia	28	84K followers
93	Kraków, Poland	28	189.8K followers
94	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	28	41.2K followers
95	Chicago, USA	28	64.6K followers
96	Tokyo, Japan	28	1M followers
97	Portland, USA	28	122.1K followers
98	Seattle, USA	28	229.8K followers
99	Detroit, USA	27	22.7K followers
100	San Francisco, USA	27	359.1K followers
101	Paris, France	26	14.3M followers
102	Vancouver, Canada	26	166.2K followers
103	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	24	244.5K followers
104	Bogota, Colombia	23	45K followers
105	Amsterdam, Netherlands	22	174.9K followers
106	Sofia, Bulgaria	22	85.2K followers
107	Bern, Switzerland	21	67.4K followers
108	Montreal, Canada	21	104.1K followers
109	London, United Kingdom	20	497.2K followers
110	Rotterdam, Netherlands	19	59K followers
111	Lyon, France	19	220K followers
112	Brussels, Belgium	18	109.3K followers
113	Nice, France	18	188.3K followers
114	Stockholm, Sweden	18	77.2K followers
115	Tehran, Iran	17	905.1K followers
116	Moscow, Russia	17	553.1K followers
117	Canberra, Australia	16	152.3K followers
118	Kyoto, Japan	14	83.2K followers
119	Dublin, Ireland	13	38K followers
120	Auckland, New Zealand	12	77.7K followers
121	Kyiv, Ukraine	12	203.2K followers
122	Osaka, Japan	11	204.7K followers
123	Melbourne, Australia	8	264.9K followers
124	Sydney, Australia	8	1.2M followers
125	Kobe, Japan	6	21.4K followers